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Emergency Medicine

Thomas Jefferson University

House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference (2016-2019)

2018

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Central Line Cart: An Emergency Department Initiative To Improve Efficiency, M. Ahmed, Md Jun 2018

Central Line Cart: An Emergency Department Initiative To Improve Efficiency, M. Ahmed, Md

House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference (2016-2019)

Background

  • Critically ill patients that present to the emergency room often require time sensitive resuscitative measures, which often necessitates placement of a central venous catheter.
  • Efficient placement of a central venous catheter is often limited by the time it takes to gather the number of supplies needed for the task.
  • It is already known that central venous catheter procedure carts and kits decrease the incidence of central line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs)1 as well as reduce the incidence of procedural mistakes during central line insertion2
  • However, there is a paucity of data in regards to the impact of central line …


Improving Medical And Endovascular Management For Acute Ischemic Stroke Through Multidisciplinary Education And Simulation, Richard F. Schmidt, Md, Megan Margiotta, Md, Elan Miller, Md, Robin D'Ambrosio, Bsn, Scrn, Robin Dharia, Md, Maria Aini, Md, Diana Tzeng, Md, Fred Rincon, Md, Pascal Jabbour, Md, Nabeel Herial, Md Jun 2018

Improving Medical And Endovascular Management For Acute Ischemic Stroke Through Multidisciplinary Education And Simulation, Richard F. Schmidt, Md, Megan Margiotta, Md, Elan Miller, Md, Robin D'Ambrosio, Bsn, Scrn, Robin Dharia, Md, Maria Aini, Md, Diana Tzeng, Md, Fred Rincon, Md, Pascal Jabbour, Md, Nabeel Herial, Md

House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference (2016-2019)

Primary goals:

  1. Reduce door to treatment times (both DTN and DTP) to meet and exceed existing guidelines metrics.
  2. Educate residents about acute stroke management, including national guidelines and new institutional protocols to improve efficiency during stroke alerts.